You do not necessarily need to be able to predict the news and you do not have to spend hours studying statistical returns in order to work out what the next financial report is likely to mean. Naturally if you can do that, you could have a huge advantage in the forex market place, but most of us are not interested or knowledgeable enough to make best use of our time in this way. Foreign exchange trading from the perspective of
fundamental analysis is not the popular choice of the average retail type forex trader.But even if you prefer technical analysis, relying on charts and indicators for your predictions of price movements as most
retail traders probably do, you should not ignore the economic and general news. It is still vital to know which events are happening in the world and when. In fact, the less you know about economics, the more important it is to be aware of the
currency trading news calendar so that you can keep well out of the
market at the time when major news is about to break. There is a very good economic news resource at the Forex Factory web site which gives an overview of the financial news events happening in the world on a calendar format which is free to view.